Sugar Queen is a small seeded Hybrid sorghum plant crossed with 3 parents called a Sorghum Sudangrass Hybrid. It is noted for producing juicy leaves in combination with sweet stalks while providing fast regrowth and incorporating drought resistant. Good as grazing or hay when cut waist to chest high or before seed head develops. This sorghum cross has been the most popular cross for hay production for several decades. Currently other traits are being introduced into Hybrids are becoming popular in areas. Like all sorghums manage livestock intake.
Crop Use Information:
Life Cycle: Annual
Ease of Establishment: Good
Shade Tolerance: Poor-Fair
Drought Stress: Good
Wet Soil: Fair
Anti-Quality: Prussic Acid and Nitrates
Seed/lbs. 30,000 approx.
Hay: Excellent
Silage: Good
Continuous Grazing: Good
Rotational Grazing: Excellent
Palatability: Excellent
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Planting Time |
Planting Depth |
Planting Rate |
| Spring, after last frost |
1-2″ |
Drilled 50-65 lb. Rows 18-28 lb. |
Prussic Acid and Nitrates management is needed and is not recommended for horses.
| Weight | 51 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 29 × 17 × 7 in |
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